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My Work Here Is Not Finished

Content Warning: September 11, injury, death

Posted on 11 September 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in PersonalTagged 9/11, saints, September 11, spirituality. 2 Comments

I Don’t Need God’s Help

I Don’t Need God’s Help

O Lord, hear my prayer and let my cry come before you.

Posted on 7 July 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in PersonalTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, prayer. Leave a comment

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

An end to the riots must focus on the black lives lost to police brutality. It must focus on the police brutality deployed against protesters. When that is accomplished, the rest can be addressed.

Posted on 3 June 20203 June 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in Mission, PersonalTagged ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, George Floy, Lutheran, Matthew 6. Leave a comment

The Language of the Unheard

The Language of the Unheard

We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

Posted on 30 May 202030 May 2020 by Pastor KenPosted in Personal, TheologyTagged Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, George Floyd, Lutheran, Martin Luther King Jr., Minneapolis, racism, Riots. Leave a comment

It’s Time

It’s Time

There's something very important you need to know.

Posted on 11 August 201911 August 2019 by Pastor KenPosted in Church, PersonalTagged bisexuality, coming out, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, LGBTQ+, Lutheran, ReconcilingWorks. 7 Comments

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The Reverend Ken Ranos is pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Indianapolis, IN. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, he graduated from Capital University with a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Religion; and from Trinity Lutheran Seminary with his M.Div. He’s a die-hard Chicago Blackhawks fan, a self-proclaimed nerd and geek, gamer, and liberation theologian.

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